The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-10

, C:lfc a fhe Comfy Board % Dh1lCtaS COMM
y, Wisconsin. a. dauruc! anlGal meet
ing held on lie 10th day of November. ssS1.}
! ! ORnINANCi: SETTING OFF A NEW ToTN:
WHERE'S il has bcl made to appear to as by
the Town Clerk o. the Town IF Su I.rior IN Dong
las C'uuty who has certified the fsc's T. the
County ticrE of SAID County that at the arnual
Town Meeting held III sal Town. to wiz: on thG
9TH day - April 1881 The qestio of The division
Of the said Town OF superior, Douglas County,
Wisconsin, submitted to vote of the quaiiij-
ed electors of the tail Town If Superior due az
plicaiinn Therefor having BEEN made ana due
notice thereof having been Given. and vote
thereon having been taken by said electors Mt
said Town Meeting. and the ectors in each pro-
posed subdivision thereof having voted thereon
/ separately, Az, by ballot, and a majority pfthe
electors OF each Subdivision having voted ityor-
ably on The question OF subdivision of said Town
as hereinafter described, and that said proposed
subdivision has the requisite number OF iniabt-
ants and, il seeming to us that the public good
will lie promoted by the sHbdjyis III OF said Town
aud the setting Of Ola new Town thercfoln:
Now, therefore, the County Board of Douglas
County, Wisconsin, do ordain and enact as FOL
Thu; there be, aud there hereby is set of fro,a
the Town OF superior one new Town.
That The nam" Of The subdivision thereof and
rev ioEn be and the same is and shall be the
Town OF Gordon.
That the suid Town orc r!on embrace the fl
owing described territory and bc bounded fol
Commencing on fhe state boundur, line DC
Tween tie states Of Minnesota aud Wisconsin,. 1t
the north west :. w corner Of Township forty
rye HI north OF range - H. of ! /.
u. ald running thence cast (t) along the town
ship liHe to the north east corner ~. l.. Corr o;
township - r. 10 north of range thirteen tf. 81
west Of p. NJ. and running thence south ~
a!ong The range limo t. the north west corner "
Township t1riy-four g. ~ north Of range twelve
Il! ~ wcs, "f4 +. NJ, ana runniugthca"c cIt ~
along the township ine t. the Bayfield, County
line 1T the north east corner q. L. Corr of Town
ship forty-four r. ~ north of range ten Or lOl
west: aIid running thence south along the hoHHd-
nry line between Bayfield, and Douglas counties
to the south cast corner Is Z Corr If Township
foFty-ihrtc q ~ north of range ten (R l0} wet 81
T. NJ: and running thence west along The south
ern boundary line of Dou:;las County to the Min
nosotn staEe liIc AT the south west corner (SW Cor
Of Eowaship ioryttlrec q 40 north of a1ge If
teen (ii - west Of ! T. NJ; ana running thence
north n along the State line between Minnesota
and Wisconsin to the place of beginning.
And Il is further ordained that the electors of
sad new Town Of Gordon bod their FIRST anuGnl
Town Meeting on the first Tuesday in Ap il. 1883.
That the sad first annual Town Meeting be oleu-
81 between The herr" of nine aud ten O'Clock in
That at said first annual Town Meeting. the
q3htih~d electors, present shall cbo ppc Of
their number chairman, tH o others inspectors of
election, Who 1hal! sergraiiy take and subscribe
the oath required of inspectors and Clerks of
elections.
such oath may he adminiStcrcd ,ytEe chairman
tHoSen 70 The other inspectors and clerk, and
either ci the Oit"r insye tors may thereafter adj
minister he oath to The chairmau.
And il Is further ordained that said FIRST eurual
Town Meeting shall DC held at the school house
IT Gordon in SUD new town OF Gordon, Situate
And IL is further ordained that the County
ficrk OF Douglas County % have and cause to bc
made within thirty days of the date hereof pat5
or maps Of the said new Town ofGordou and ;ha;
one be filed in his office, and the oher with th,
secretary of state and that said maps shnll show
/ thc name and boundaries of said new town of
Hofion hereby SIT off from the Town of Superior
And II Is further ordained that said County
Clerk DO have. within thirty days of the date
hereof aud cause 10 he puhliShcd,iu the SvPErIoR
IiNFS Il pnbIic weekly newspaper published in
ms county, this ordinance. and that n copy of
Slid newspaper containing this ordinance be filed
"a the Town Clerks Office Of said Town of Super
l0T, there 10 be safely kept for future reference
AEi i IS further ordained that said new town
OF Npiion snail 90 into operation or effect rs Il
new town on The first Tuesday in April. 1855 and
not before aud that until then said new town
now srE 81 from the Town ofSuperior be and re-
main :ls oeiorr IN and form part Of the town of
Superior.
And il IS flrthe- ordained that whereas. there
: no Indebtedness upon the said Town of super
42r beyond te en- rent expenses OF the year from
We lSl Tuesday of April 1887 till the first Tuesday
IN April 1875. ard the resources available for said
year being s'ltiC.en' To- meet and paw the
same, that the said new town Of Gordon 20 into
operation as a town free ard clear from any in
acptc'lness incurred 10y sid town Of Superior
IN testimony whereof witness orr hands Off
cl2lly, tIlS l6lh day of November 1ss7
The County Board
IHOs. DOHERTY, Chairman
Z. Il NOLAN S1upryfsa-s
j. L. OSHEA
Attest. GEO. :. HOLCOMB. Clerk
By JAMES NEWTON
Deputy Clerk.